With vinyl sales at an all time high, Fred Johnson explores the reverence and psychology behind our obsession with analogue… 2013 marks the renaissance of the humble record. The British Recorded Music Industry...

Popstar, rockstar, photographer, chameleon: Pete Goodbody puts aside his preconceptions and introduces himself to the new Boy George… It’s Bonfire Night and Boy George is on Later with Jools. He’s sporting a beard that’s not...

Rose Parish discovers a life rich with ideas, poetry and performance in this offbeat exhibition… ABC in Sound is an exhibition about the late Bob Cobbing (1920-2002) curated by Biennial project curator Rosie...

Film Festival first-timer, Toby Hood reports backs from York and ASFF… York was bright and clear, the slight autumnal chill allowing for the addition of people’s best winter woollies, saw treasured knitwear bobbing around...

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An online magazine featuring the latest arts, design, film & music coverage in the UK. Our mission: to hold a mirror up to the national -- in particular the North-West -- art scene and reflect it, uncovering and analysing the talent based here.